Tentative vs Working - What's the difference?
tentative | working |
Of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental.
Uncertain; subject to future change.
(usually plural) Operation; action.
Method of operation.
Fermentation.
(of bodies of water) Becoming full of a vegetable substance.
That is or are functioning.
That suffices but requires additional work.
In paid employment.
Of or relating to employment.
Enough to allow one to use something.
As nouns the difference between tentative and working
is that tentative is a trial; an experiment while working is (usually plural) operation; action.As adjectives the difference between tentative and working
is that tentative is of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental while working is that is or are functioning.As a verb working is
.tentative
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Derived terms
* tentativenessExternal links
* *Anagrams
* attentive ----working
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) werking, werkynge, warkynge, worchinge, from (etyl) . Cognate with (etyl) wirking, warking, (etyl) werking, (etyl) Wirkung.Noun
(en noun)Etymology 2
From .Verb
(head)- Leave him alone; he's working .
Adjective
(-)- a working ventilator
- a working copy of the script
- working mothers
- the working week
- a working knowledge of computers